Story+1993-05-17+Mannheim,+Germany

“Thank you…danke (crowd cheers)(says in German that this next song tells about fathers and sons)...”Adam Raised A Cain”…”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Adam Raised a Cain”**

“Thank you…alright…this is a song, I guess, uh…I wrote it in the mid-80s, never put it out…about, uh…called “This Hard Land”…”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “This Hard Land”**

“(chuckles) Let´s try it like this: eins, zwei, eins, zwei, drei, vier [crowd counts along with Bruce]…”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Better Days”**

“This is a song about…about running out of choices…”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Atlantic City”**

“Thank you…give me some light, Ray…this is an old country gospel song…called “Satan´s Jewel Crown”…”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Satan´s Jewel Crown”**

“I´m driving thousands of miles to get here tonight…I´ve come a long, long way just to be here tonight…and I´m here tonight with a reason…I´m here tonight, I´ve got my purposes…I´ve got my reasons…I´ve got my meanings…I know you´re feeling downhearted…I know your spirit´s low…I know you´re tired…I know you´re depressed…I know you´re disillusioned…I know the world´s dragging you down…I know there´s 57 fucking channels and nothing on…and that´s why I´ve come…I´ve come to testify… I´ve come to bring a word…about something that brings… transcendence…healing…love…hope…faith…and increases your sexual desires now (crowd cheers) I said I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I (crowd cheers) I´m just a prisoner…of rock´n´roll!...”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, middle of “Light of Day”**

“Thank you, I´d like to, uh, take a second and thank everybody for coming down to the show tonight, thank you (crowd cheers) I´d like to also…thank all my German fans for their support (crowd cheers) danke, danke, danke…I´d like to say, uh, ich, ich liebe euch …”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Thunder Road”**

“Alright, this is for my old fans, here we go (crowd cheers)…”
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Born to Run”**

“Ich bin zu müde* (crowd cheers) ich bin zu müde (crowd cheers) come on, man, kick that thing!...” //[* I´m too tired”]//
 * 17.05.93 Mannheim, Germany, intro to “Working on the Highway”**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//